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This Week's Recommended Book
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Mussolini's Arctic Airship, by Eva Holland
This is a fascinating and well told story about arctic exploration, using the story of a doomed Italian airship expedition as a focal point. It is a great example of the strength of the short ebook format for history: there is enough space to tell the details that really bring the story to life, but no pressure to pad the story to "book length," which would slow it down. As it is, it is an enjoyable one-evening read from which I learned a lot that I didn't know about arctic exploration. I highly recommend it!
See it on the website.
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To be human is to be alone; to be a musician is to know it.
- Jonathan Biss, in Coda
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Randomly Selected Bonus Recommendation
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Your Orisons May Be Recorded, by Laurie Penny
What if your prayers were answered by a call center staffed with angels and demons? That is the premise of this charming short story. It is at times funny, at times achingly true about the human condition, and at times both at once. I can't tell you much about the plot without giving away part of the charm of the story, but it is short and just $0.99, so you can just buy it and see for yourself. Note that there is some strong language, sex, and other adult themes. It has a light-hearted tone, but is not really a light-hearted story.
See it on the website.
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The Book Smugglers publish some great short fiction (I've recommended a few of their books: Superheroes Reborn, Luminous, and Hunting Monsters are the ones I can think of right now). They are are running a kickstarter to "level up" their offerings. Check it out!
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